Week Ending 24 November - Synopsis number 726

University of Dundee News

'No hope' for Kyoto's greenhouse gas goal
The world has "no hope" of meeting the Kyoto Protocol targets on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, but is slowly moving in the right direction according to one of Britain's leading environmentalists - Sir Crispin Tickell. Speaking to The Scotsman ahead of a speech at Dundee University last night entitled "Climate Change: the need for a global response", he said several US states, particularly California, were already taking action.
The Scotsman 24.11.06

Spotlight on environment
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The Courier 24.11.06

Boom time for posts in economics research
Five economics chairs are on offer at Edinburgh University in the first recruitment drive of a multi-million-pound research pooling collaboration. The Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (Sire) - brings together Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt, Glasgow, St Andrews, Stirling and Strathclyde universities.
THES 24.11.06

£21m economics centre to harness top brains
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The Herald 23.11.06

Varsities join forces in £21m project
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Press & Journal 23.11.06

£20m boost for economics in Scotland
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The Scotsman 23.11.06

Prosperity is goal of economics centre
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The Courier 23.11.06

Universities to set up economy base
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The Scotsman 23.11.06

Installed as writing fellow
Author, dramatists, musician and nurse Jonathan Falla, will be installed as Dundee University's latest Royal Literary Fund writing fellow today in the tower building's Baxter Suite.
The Courier 23.11.06

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Work by former Duncan of Jordanstone students Pat Kramek, Niall McWilliam and Gill Smith features in a new art exhibition by Gate 12 in Edinburgh airport's terminal extension.
The Courier 23.11.06

Showing at airport
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Evening Telegraph 22.11.06

Project to pass on first aid skills
Staff at Dundee University are guinea pigs in a project involving the British Red Cross, which could ultimately lead to lives being made safer amongst the student body.
The Courier 23.11.06

Business tourism on the agenda
The Dundee & Angus Convention Bureau will hold its 10th annual networking evening tonight at Colliston Castle, near Arbroath. Guest speaker at the event is Dr Charles Hendry, a senior lecturer at the school of nursing and midwifery at Dundee University.
The Courier 23.11.06

Award for scientist
A lecturer at Dundee University's School of Life Sciences has been given an award from the Royal Society of chemistry (RSC).
The Courier 23.11.06

Investigation after blaze at university
An investigation is underway to find out the cause of an electrical fire at Dundee University's ageing Peterson Hall accommodation yesterday.
The Courier 23.11.06

Probe into blaze at Peterson Hall
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Evening Telegraph 22.11.06

Family devastated as young father dies
Family and friends last night paid tribute to a young Dundee man who died suddenly at home-just days before he was due to become a father for the second time. Steven Wann had agreed to lecture part-time at Dundee University, where his practical experience of working in the industry proved invaluable.
The Courier 23.11.06

In memory of Shenaz
Students from Dundee University last night staged a special fund raising debate in memory of Shenaz Kapoor, a law student at the university who drowned in August white whitewater rafting in Thailand.
The Scotsman 23.11.06

Charity debate held in student's memory
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Press & Journal 22.11.06

Shenaz Kapoor memorial event
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The Courier 22.11.06

University evening in memory of Shenaz
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Evening Telegraph 21.11.06

In tune with the iPod generation
It's a long way from studying town and regional planning at Dundee's Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art on Perth Road to working with international rock stars Marilyn Manson and Beck in the Hollywood Hills, but it's a journey that Tayport lad Paul Smernicki, former press manager at Polydor Records, and current label manager at Fiction Records, has made. Having been heavily involved in the signing of Dundee University-formed band Snow Patrol to Polydor, here he talks to The Courier about how gratifying it is to see the band now breaking America, and talks about the challenges facing the record industry as the "iPod revolution" gathers pace.
The Courier 22.11.06

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Good news for Dundee University that is it to head a new unit being set up to conduct research for Scotland's eight police forces.
The Courier - John J Marshall 22.11.06

Student residence blaze
Fire crews were called to a blaze at the Peterson Hall student accommodation in Roseangle at around 2.30pm yesterday. Firefighters said the electrical fire at the Dundee University accommodation was caused by a faulty cooker element installed just three days ago.
The Courier 22.11.06

Professor honoured for asthma gene find
University of Dundee professor Irwin Mclean has been awarded a major prize for discovering the principle gene behind eczema and asthma.
The Herald Society 21.11.06

Industry lays down challenge to students
Financial products and services for the future will be showcased in Aberdeen today. Students from The Robert Gordon University's Gray's School of Art and Dundee University are to compete in the final of the Industrial Live Project.
Press & Journal 21.11.06

Singapore pupils at university
Pupils from one of Singapore's top schools travelled to Dundee University to discover more about life sciences.
The Courier 21.11.06

Paintings back home from Flotta
A selection of works by Andrew Johnstone - one of the most mature students ever to graduate from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee who died last summer - has been put on display at the Kinblethmont House art gallery, near Arbroath.
The Courier 21.11.06

Colourful event at university
The Culture and Arts Forum at Dundee University will take a journey Across The Spectrum tomorrow in an event examining the theme of colour.
The Courier 21.11.06

Colourful exhibition
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The Evening Telegraph 20.11.06

Scots in veil row - 300 years ago
The row over Muslim women wearing a veil had a parallel in Scotland almost 300 years ago, a new book reveals. Professor Christopher Whatley, of Dundee University, has written a controversial new history of late 17th and early 18th century Scotland, The Scots and The Union.
The Herald 20.11.06

Death of Dr J. Stuart Fair
One of Dundee's most prominent citizens, who served the community in many arenas, has died in Edinburgh. Dr J. Stuart Fair, who was 76, died on Thursday following a long illness. Dr Fair was also a past chairman of the Dundee University Court. He was awarded several honorary degrees from different institutions.
The Courier 20.11.06

Prominent Dundee lawyer dies
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Press & Journal 21.11.06

Rainforest discovery for curious science pupils
A Group of school pupils from Tayside have discovered how tropical rainforests benefit mankind, without having to travel far from home. The youngsters were visitors to Dundee University's Botanic Garden on Saturday.
Press & Journal 20.11.06

Rainforest masterclass
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The Courier 20.11.06

Social forum focuses on future
A conference focusing on Dundee's future and looking specifically arty education, work, civil liberties, housing, transport, gender and regeneration took place on Saturday. One of the speakers at the event was Barbara Ilsley, convener of town and regional planning from Dundee University.
The Courier 20.11.06

Students shoot hoops
Eleven teams of Chinese students from across Scotland were dribbling and shooting hoops to the best of their ability at a basketball competition on Saturday at the Dundee University sports centre.
i>The Courier 20.11.06

Booze blitz
University can be tough on the brain but it is absolute murder on the liver. For decades, many undergraduates have viewed it as a badge of honour to spend more hours each week propping up the bar than in the library, lecture hall and tutorials combined. Scottish universities admit that in the past two years, scores of students have needed counselling for alcohol addiction. Dundee is bringing in a series of high-profile publicity campaigns aimed at encouraging safe drinking among its students.
Scotland on Sunday 19.11.06

Work draws cartoon inspiration
A Cartoon-style skateboarding sculpture inspired by children's drawings has gone on show in a Perth gallery. Perth-based artist David Wilson used sketches and designs produced by youngsters during a series of workshops as the starting point for his sculpted figure. Mr Wilson is a public art graduate of Dundee's Duncan of Jordanstone College.
Press & Journal 18.11.06

Maggie's takes design prize
A highland cancer centre has won the biggest architecture prize in the UK for its design. Maggie's Cancer Care Centre in Inverness has been announced the winner of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland Andrew Doolan Award 2006. Professor Simon Unwin from the University of Dundee is quoted.
The Courier 18.11.06

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Major boost for tropical disease research at Dundee
Research into some of the world’s most neglected tropical diseases has received a major boost with the award of almost £4 million in funding from the Wellcome Trust to a scientist at the University of Dundee. Professor Alan Fairlamb, Wellcome Principal Research Fellow at the University of Dundee’s College of Life Sciences, has been awarded £3.9 million from the Wellcome Trust to extend his research into neglected diseases, including sleeping sickness, Chagas’ disease and leishmaniasis.
Radio Tay 24.11.06

Foreign-policy buff has lofty scholarship, life of intrigue
Matt Stone's passion for international relations already has driven him to Washington, D.C., and the hinterlands of Russia. His next step is two years of graduate study in the United Kingdom as one of 40 U.S. students this year to win the prestigious Marshall Scholarship. He'll spend his first year at the University of Dundee in southern Scotland, studying energy economics, and his second at Kings College in London, focusing on intelligence and international security.
Azstarnet.com http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/157423 24.11.06

Qualified success for social work and foster care staff
Around 120 social work staff and foster carers from the Borders have been honoured for achieving professional qualifications. At a special awards ceremony in the Dryburgh Abbey Hotel, St Boswells, local MSP Euan Robson presented the successful candidates with certificates. The awards included certificates in child protection studies from Dundee University.
Borders Today http://www.borderstoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=968&ArticleID=1895021 24.11.06

Prosperity is goal of economics centre
Five economics chairs are on offer at Edinburgh University in the first recruitment drive of a multi-million-pound research pooling collaboration. The Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (Sire) - brings together Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt, Glasgow, St Andrews, Stirling and Strathclyde universities. Wave 102 23.11.06

Prosperity is goal of economics centre
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Tay FM 23.11.06

Sturrock insists Town won't run out of puff
Paul Sturrock is confident his players won't run out of puff in the busy period ahead although a wee rattle' will still be the order of the day to ensure it stays that way. He uses a running scheme designed by Dundee University, based on a time frame constructed around the distances players run in a game. Swindon Advertiser http://www.thisisswindon.co.uk/display.var.1034271.0..php 22.11.06

Sturrock insists Town won't run out of puff
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Wiltshire.co.uk http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/display.var.1034271.0..php 22.11.06

BP Portrait Award returns to Aberdeen Art Gallery this weekend
The BP Portrait Award, one of the UK's most prestigious art shows, returns to Aberdeen Art Gallery this weekend. Angela Reilly (b.1966), who lives and works in Glasgow, won third prize for her self-portrait. She studied fine art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in the University of Dundee from 1984-1987.
Aberdeen City Council http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/acci/web/site/CouncilNews/ 21.11.06

CXR Biosciences Ltd. Licenses the Rosetta Resolver Gene Expression Data Analysis System from Rosetta Biosoftware
Rosetta Biosoftware announced today that CXR Biosciences Ltd. licensed the Rosetta Resolver® system to investigate mechanisms of drug toxicity. CXR Biosciences Ltd. is a Dundee, Scotland, based company. The company is built on the extensive experience in drug development and risk assessment of its founders, Professor Roland Wolf, and Dr. Cliff Elcombe, of Dundee University.
dBusinessNews http://seattle.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=97631&type_news=latest 21.11.06

CXR Biosciences Ltd. Licenses the Rosetta Resolver Gene Expression Data Analysis System from Rosetta Biosoftware
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PharmaLive http://www.pharmalive.com/News/index.cfm?articleid=393352&categoryid=15 20.11.06

CXR Biosciences Ltd. Licenses the Rosetta Resolver Gene Expression Data Analysis System from Rosetta Biosoftware
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Genetic Engineering News http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=9197806 20.11.06

CXR Biosciences Ltd. Licenses the Rosetta Resolver Gene Expression Data Analysis System from Rosetta Biosoftware
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Business Wire http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20061120005010&newsLang=en 20.11.06

Glasgow selects GenoLogics for systems biology
Proteus and Geneus Lab and data management solutions selected by University of Glasgow Genomics Facility and Rasor interdisciplinary research collaboration. Rasor, a GBP14million investment by the UK Research Councils and Scottish Funding Council, is a unique collaboration between the Universities of Glasgow, Dundee, Edinburgh, and Strathclyde with the purpose of designing new proteomics methods and equipment to solve cutting edge research challenges.
Laboratory Talk http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/gno/gno130.html

Students take on Islamophobia
A major theme running through the People's Assembly was the pressing need to organise university students and staff against government attempts to spy on Muslim students on campus. Sumiya Hemsi from Dundee University told the assembly about how local Special Branch officers were rolling out a pilot scheme to monitor students coming to Islamic Society events.
Socialist Worker http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/article.php?article_id=10197 25.11.06

Rafting death student remembered
Friends of a student killed in a white water rafting accident in Thailand are holding an event to celebrate her life. Law student Shenaz Kapoor, from Dundee, was thrown from a dinghy in August while on a trip to a popular rafting spot north of Phuket.
BBC News Online http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/ 21.11.06

A celebration of life
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Wave 102 22.11.06

Event in honour of Dundee student
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Radio Tay 22.11.06

OLEDs used for cancer treatment
OLEDs are being used for portable skin cancer treatment by the University of St Andrews. Professor Ifor Samuel has been working with Professor James Ferguson of Dundee's Ninewells Hospital for four years to develop a portable version of photodynamic therapy, an existing treatment for certain skin cancers. "Our pilot trials have already shown its effectiveness and we find patients requesting this treatment over conventional methods," said Ninewells' Ferguson.
Electronics Weekly http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2006/11/21/40194/ 21.11.06

Mouse colon photomicrograph wins Nikon's Small World competition
Nikon's Small World competition has, for the first time since 2001, been won by a research scientist from the UK, Dr. Paul Appleton, from the Division of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Dundee.
MTB Europe http://mtbeurope.info/news/2006/611027.htm 21.11.06

Small World 2006
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medGadget.com http://www.medgadget.com/archives/2006/11/small_world_200_1.html 22.11.06

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